#BC442F#BC442F

#BC442F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.159 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BC442F
RGB	rgb(188, 68, 47)
HSL	hsl(9, 60%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(9, 75%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.8%, 75%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.68, 47.16, 37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.68, 60.51, 38.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.1344 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.159 32.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.3218, 15.0342, 4.3626)
Luminance	0.1503 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BC442F #2FA7BC

analogous

#BC2F60 #BC442F #BC8A2F

triadic

#BC442F #2FBC44 #442FBC

tetradic

#BC442F #60BC2F #2FA7BC #8A2FBC

square

#BC442F #60BC2F #2FA7BC #8A2FBC

split-complementary

#BC442F #2FBC8A #2F60BC

monochromatic

#5A2117 #8B3223 #BC442F #D46754 #E09385

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#BC442F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#BC442F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BC442F

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BC442F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BC442F	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#665C2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CF2540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bc442f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 68, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.159 32.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d87d69',
    500: '#bc442f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bc442f;
$custom-light: #d87d69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bc442f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 188,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.936,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5497,
    "c": 0.15886,
    "h": 32.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BC442F

secondary

#7DBECA

accent

#CCE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160A06

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BC442F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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